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Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Black Light | | 7:33 | | 2 | | Mantra | | 8:44 | | 3 | | Ruins (Submutation Dub) | | 8:54 | | 4 | | Eternal Drift | | 7:35 | | 5 | | Words Of Advice | | 3:58 | | 6 | | Cucumber Slumber (Fluxus Mix) | | 7:30 | | 7 | | The Hidden Garden / Naima | | 13:00 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Shadows Of Paradise | | 9:45 |
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Review
Praising Hallucination Engine as a postmodern Bitches Brew may seem mad, but Material bassist-composerguru Bill Laswell risks a maneuver akin to the one Miles Davis pulled off with his 1969 trailblazer: fusing disparate sounds into one groovy om of exhilaration and release. For sonic gorgeousness, funky trance states and technical bravado, this bid is the boldest. The players – including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Bootsy Collins, drummer Sly Dunbar and violinist Shankar – on extended flights such as "Mantra" and a… Read More reworking of Weather Report's "Cucumber Slumber" swirl, churn and percolate, achieving the still point in a turning world. (RS 677) PAUL EVANS |
